T-Mobile and Google Cloud Partner to Accelerate 5G Edge Use Case Development

T-Mobile and Google Cloud Partner to Accelerate 5G Edge Use Case Development

This IDC Market Note examines public details of the T-Mobile and Google Cloud partnership and its impact on 5G use case development in both the near and long term. The T-Mobile and Google Cloud partnership announcement represents the next stage of integration and closer partnerships between 5G and edge providers that is critical to streamlining the development of meaningful 5G/edge application development. With 5G coverage approaching ubiquity in the United States, along with the maturing capabilities of standalone 5G networks, the focus must shift to creating scalable, differentiated use cases. 5G and edge are complementary technologies whose ability to deliver material business outcomes wherever and whenever a company operates is dependent on a closely choreographed integration. The partnership also represents a continued blurring of the lines between communications service providers and cloud providers, with an increasing number of mobile network operators pushing network applications to the cloud for operational and cost benefits.

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